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By David Paschall October 21, 2019 1 min read

SEC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSIVE – Georgia running back D’Andre Swift, who had 21 carries for 179 yards and two touchdowns in the 21-0 win over Kentucky. Swift averaged 8.5 yards per rush.

CO-DEFENSIVE – Texas A&M linebacker Buddy Johnson, who racked up 10 tackles and returned a fumble 62 yards for a touchdown during a 24-17 triumph over Ole Miss.

CO-DEFENSIVE – LSU safety Jacoby Stevens, who had eight tackles, a sack and a one-handed interception that led to a score before halftime in the win at Mississippi State.

SPECIAL TEAMS – Vanderbilt punter Harrison Smith, who averaged 43.1 yards and 42.2 net yards on eight attempts during the 21-14 win over No. 22 Missouri in Nashville.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.